Fish stringer



F. JARABEK FISH STRINGER June 3, 1952 Fiied May 24, 195o Patented June 3, 1952 F UNITED STATES PATENT f OFFICEv Florian J arabek, Cleveland, Ohio My invention relates to a fish line Stringer and relates more particularly to a Stringer which may be Secured to a boat and means associated therewith.

It is an object ofr my invention to provide a Stringer having a body portion formed in an improved manner so that it may easily be placed through the gills of Sh and the sh retained on aline associated therewith in an improved manner.

A further object of my invention is to provide a fish Stringer which can be detachably or lockingly secured to the gunnels of Ya boat or to the Side of a boat or to the Seat of a boat, etc.

VA still further object of my invention is to provide a iish Stringer which will -be weighted so that caught fish strung thereon will be kept under the water while on the Stringer.

It is an object of my invention also to provide a fish Stringer which will be Simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and highly eicient in use. y'

Other objects of my invention and the invention itself will become more readily apparent from a purview of the appended description, in which description reference will be made to the accompanying drawings, in which drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side plan view of the complete sh Stringer of my invention attached by means of a bracket to the gunnel of a boat, a portion *ofy the line being broken away;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged Side plan view of the fastening means of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an end plan view of the bracket of Fig. 2; Y

Fig. 4 is an enlarged side plan view of the fish Stringer of Fig. 1, certain portions being shown broken away for greater clarification and the spring being shown in full and dotted lines to illustrate different operative portions thereof;

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of a portion of the Stringer disclosure of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a view taken from the line 6-6 of Fig. 4; f

Fig. 7 is an enlarged view of the lowermost weighted end of the Stringer of Figs. 1 and 4;

Fig. 8 is a bottom view taken from the line 8-8 of Fig. 7.

Referring now to the drawings in all of which like parts are designated by like reference characters, at III I show a generally tapered inverse U-Shaped iish Stringer body portion. Said body portion I0 initiates in a tapered needle end portion I I merging into a Step-down tapered middle 6 Claims. (Cl. 224-7) portion I2, a steppedshoulder I3 being provided at an intermediate portion of the tapered portion I2, an upwardly tapered rear portion I4 terminating in asemi-tubular end 24 adapted to be crimped overl-the Vupper end of a Stringer line 50. To the lowernd'of the Stringer line 50 a'weight III is secured .as hereinafter more fully described.

As best shown in Fig. 4, a spring I5 iS disposed longitudinallywithin the Stringer body Iportion I 0, being secured thereto by means of rivet means 22 disposed transversely through the intermediate'portion-IZ of the Stringer-portion I0, `the Spring being journalled upon Said rivet lmeans and disposedbetween Such rivet means and the upper wall` III-'gf of the body portion, the rearmost end I1 of the spring being adapted to bear. against the upper wall I0 when the opposite end ofA the spring is manually depressed from the fullline position'to the position shown in dotted. lines in Fig. 4. f

'I'he Springe` is provided with a forward-free end I5, an angular tapered portion I8 adjacent thereto, a U-Qshaped portion 23, an inverse U- Shaped portion I9 and a pair of reversely Shaped adjacent curved surfaces 20 and 2 I. The tapered portion I8 of the spring is adapted to project upwardly through an aperture I8 in the upper wall I0' of the Stringer I0 and the portion I9 of Said Spring projects similarly through a Similarly formedfaligned aperture I9' in said upper wall I0'.

The Stringer I0 is held by a bracket 5I, which bracket is .provided with a U-shaped yoke portion I2, the lower arm 53 of Said yoke being provided with a threaded aperture 54 therein into whicha threaded bolt 55 is projected. The bolt 5l is providedywith a wing nut 56 at `its outer end. The bracket is bent back as at 58 upon the upper arm-1 5l of the yoke 52 and is pro-vided with a. vertically. extending arm 59 disposed in the plane of the web 60 of the yoke 52. A circular perforation is formedin the central portion-of the-upper end of the arm 59 and the Stringer I0 is projected into the Same by thrusting the needle end II of the Stringer I0 therethrough, depressing the` portionl I8 of the Spring and the bracket is caused to rest upon that portion I0" of the upper wall disposed between the apertures Il'. I 9' of the Stringer I0. The bolt 55 is turned 'to fasten thebracket 5I to the gunnel or other portion 35 of the boat either vprior to the insertion of the Stringer therein or thereafter.

The bracket 5I is provided with a Woodscrew 52 centrally of the web 60 which projects outwardly thereof and said screw is provided for v threadedbolt B8havng a thumb nut 44 inte of,A less width `'at .theforwardfendzthereo,

. optional mounting of the bracket upon a portion of the boat to adapt the bracket for diierent line position shown in Fig. 4 and the Stringer may be removed from its association with the bracket, .Y Hence, additional fish maybe added to the. string ,n d by simply detaching the Stringer from the bracket in the manner described, threading .zthesl-on. the Stringer and replacing the Stringer. y the .l

bracket. Y

A weight 411 is secured .to the free endof theV Stringer line 50 by means of a tubular element 20 ing sides, said sides being generally tapered from 4t having. a Vsplit tubular Yportion .6 5 crimpedg over thelineas shownjin Eig. 7 Yand ai closed tubular portion 6,6 11a-ving apreferably squarel sleeve v...132 havingfza Screw-threaded cylindrical opening Y43, the-tubulerportion B5 beine projected th oilsh `a1mi m1-mal;-loore-i lintloetloular Weight ritmev secured thereto by means of.- are rewsrally Secured theretQ, thebolt 68 vbeing projected-within theopenins 4 3 within the. tubular :portion .65- vIflearvier or lighterrwcights maybe placed Iupon this end `of the line 59, as the fisherman ,may

.pr-eier. Y

. .Although I havedeseribedmy-inventionin con.-

withont,.however departing. from the spiritnfV my invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Said :stringer line havingza' .Weight .Secured-at :its

ingailongitudinally extending .curved uppensrirc-4 face anda pair ofrlongitudinally .extending-sides, saidV sides being;V generally tapered. :from :a por tion. of. less widthat thefforwa-rdrendthereaf te tion thereof, said upper curved surfaceV ng prcwided' with'fa :pair .ofua'ligned slo'ts, .longitudinally 'extendingspringQnieans, fmeansfldisposei y withinthe body portion, fsaid-Spring inea'nslbeing eachfadapted .to protrude through a- 'dinerent one f2.. In .aff-ish .line Stringer. oi the etypeifh'aximg .astringerline Vsecured ito oneench et th'elstringer, j,

. et'heingzproyided `with aniapertiire therethrough', .the combinationof va Stringer. bodyiportionphasfing aongitudinallyf extending vsurged:upper f.

seidgsides being reenerahrtanereddlromr tionofereator width at alrearwardhort OLsaiduPDerouufredrsuriaoefbein prov lth; a pair of aligned; slots, longitud iis.' iextending spring means, means dispos-od hinfthewhuy portion. Vsaid vspring .notaris rbyenegiournalled thereon. said sprmemeens beingznroridedmth a pair of upwardly extending portions each adapted to protrude through a different one of said Slots, the forward end of said Stringer body portion adapted to be inserted within said bracket aperture, the spring portion protruding through the first of said slots adapted to be depressed by the walls surrounding Said aperture wherefore the bracket is passed thereover, said bracket seating upon a portion of the stringer body portion i@ located betweenisaid pair Qfslots.

{5r-In-` al sh line Stringer of thev type having a Stringer line secured to one end of the Stringer.

said Stringer line having a Weight Secured to the opposite end of the Stringer line, a bracket adapted 't"o"be secured to a portion of a boat, said f..bracket,..being provided with an aperture therethrough the combination of a Stringer body p0rtionhaving a'longitudinally extending curved uppersurface and a pair of'longitudinally extendvidedwith a pai-r of upwardly extending portOns.

eachladapted to protrude througha different. one

o of said slots', the forward end of said AStringer body portion adapted yto beV inserted withinfsaid bracket aperture, the `spring portion protruding through-the first of saidslots adaptedto` bede; pressed by the' walls Surrounding. said aperture nectioniwithapreferred embodiment thereonit 35 yur-here,fore` the,.fbracket is passed thereover, said willxbeohvious .that `.numerous and extensive gdej partureszmay be made from vthe embodimento Y my? inventionl herein.l illustrated and-described;

bracket-, .nseating .uponY a portion ofthe Stringer the upwardlylzprotruding spring portions actingas aflocking vmeans yto retain-,the Stringer body 4,0 portonwithinpits mounting .upon the bracket,

4,. In a. fish line Stringer 'of the typehaving a Stringer line Secured to one end of, thejstrin er, .Sai-id ,slnelf une hlvvlg a Weight 51891117591@ 'the opposite end of. the Stringer-line a lbraeket.adapte opposite end, the provisionca .bo.dyportionshav. s ed to; be Secured tolaportion 'of arboag'said )oracle et'berleprovded withe @porture.the th h vr-body por of less width at a rearwardhortion thereosaid uppercurved Surface beingprovided with aspair of aligned slots, longitudigdally` extendingspring means, means :disposed within thesbody portion,

surrounding said aperturemmereforenthe bracket i's passed.v ,ther-sover, saidzbracket. :seating :upon .a

` said pair oi slots, theupwardly protruding spr'. portions eotinezasza locking means to rsf tain; thegstrneer body portionrvithinifs mounting v5.11;oulcler.prsrfideei..at intermediate-:portion .ori

y arida pair'of longitudinallyextendinefsides aportion :of .greater width atome. rearward` por, s edsldos being-'generally.tapered from anertion said Spring means being journalled thereon, said.

portion of the Stringer body portion located .beiV

upon the bracket, screw means adaptedftoqberase- Sociated with Said-hraoket whereby :saidbrecket may-rbefetteobed to a portion .of la Vvboat.

the middle portion, an upwardly tapered rear portion terminating in a semi-tubular end, a stringer line adapted to be crimped within said tubular end portion, a spring disposed longitudinally within the Stringer body' portion and secured thereto, said spring being provided with a said free end, an angular tapered portion adjacent thereto, an inverse U-shaped portion, a pair of apertures in the upper wall of the Stringer body portion, the tapered portion of thev spring adapted to be projected through the more forwardly disposed of said apertures and the inverse U-shaped portion of the spring being adapted to be projected upwardly through the rearmost of said apertures.

6. In a irish line Stringer device, abody portion comprising a tapered needle end portion. a stepped down tapered middle portion, a stepped shoulder provided at an intermediate portion of the middle portion, an upwardly tapered rear portion terminating in a semi-tubular end, a Stringer line adapted to be crimped within said tubular end portion, a spring disposed longitudinally Within.the Stringer body portion and secured thereto, said spring being provided with a said free end, an angular tapered portion adjacent thereto, an inverse U-shaped portion, a pair of apertures in the upper wall of the Stringer body portion, the tapered portion of the spring adapted to be projected through the more forwardly disposed of said apertures and the inverse U-shaped portion of the spring being adapted to be projected upwardly through the rearmost of said apertures, a bracket provided with a U-shaped yoke portion and a vertically extending arm disposed in the plane of the web of said yoke having a circular perforation into which the Stringer body portion is projected by thrusting the middle end therethrough, depressing the tapered portion of the spring, the bracket being caused to rest upon a portion of the upper Wall of the body portion disposed between said apertures, depression of the inverse U-shaped portion of the said spring permitting the Stringer body portion to be removed from its association with said bracket.

FLORIAN J ARABEK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of'record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 529,758 Sippy Nov. 27, 1894 2,455,766 Harvey Dec. 7, 1948 2,491,008 Lake Dec. 13, 1949 2,518,915 Loree Aug. 15, 1950 2,519,528 Williamson Aug. 22, 1950 

